What’s more touching: A father teaching his son how to play baseball or a new dad and his newborn son sacked out together on the couch? I couldn’t decide. Every photo readers submitted for the “Like father, like son” photo contest is so melt-your-heart beautiful that I’m convinced SFGate should start making Hallmark cards.

Readers uploaded photos of themselves with beloved fathers who have since passed. There was a photo of a father and son who reunited after 40 years and another of a dad who stands out on the baseball field with his disabled son at every game.

The love expressed in these images was so touching that I found myself wiping my eyes with tissues while creating the slide show.

And so when it came to picking a winner I decided to look for humor because you can all go home with the award for “most beautiful, loving relationship.” You guys rock! And thank you for sharing the magic in your relationships with SFGate.

But before I reveal the gold-star photo, let’s take a look at all the pics. The response to this contest was overwhelming and I received over 100 submissions—get ready to click your mouse. Please look carefully. There are some cool details in these photos like the father and son who are sleeping in the exact same position and the dad, grandad, and grandson who are walking together perfectly in sync. Enjoy! Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! (And stay tuned for a “Like father, like daughter” contest next year.)

And the winner….This father and son team who are chasing after a stray cow made me laugh. I love how dad is shirtless and in a frenzied state while the little one is running after him and keeping up. Can you think of a better father-son activity than chasing after a runaway cow? This was certainly the most unusual thing we saw happening in any of the photos.

Update: We just got more info on the winning photo. The mom of the family shares:

Ha! We were renting a little cottage on the North Shore of Kauai last month. After the beach and bath one afternoon, our son yelled, “A COW IS IN OUR YARD!” A local cow gets loose frequently, I guess, and is sometimes seen roaming the beach under the moonlight. For our visit she decided she liked the ti plants lining the property. My husband and son ran her off numerous times, in various states of undress. She was harmless to us — just wreaked havoc on the ti plants. A wonderful memory! Plus the downed stalks were great building material for forts.

If you missed it, here were some entries from our past contest:

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Some fathers and sons like to wear hats.

Some fathers and sons like to wear hats.

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Some fathers and sons like to wear blue shirts. (allmodcons)

Some fathers and sons like to wear blue shirts. (allmodcons)

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Some fathers and sons like to wear tuxes.

Some fathers and sons like to wear tuxes.

Photo: bjmacinnis

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This father and son like to wear flowers in their hair.

This father and son like to wear flowers in their hair.

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This father and son like to wear their hats backwards.

This father and son like to wear their hats backwards.

Photo: trillian22

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This father and son like to wear their hats forwards.

This father and son like to wear their hats forwards.

Photo: mayadiep

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This father and son like to wear cool glasses.

This father and son like to wear cool glasses.

Photo: cerberus

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This father and son like to wear cooky glasses.

This father and son like to wear cooky glasses.

Photo: waedisonjpg

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All dads enjoy napping with their sons.

All dads enjoy napping with their sons.

Photo: lledbetter

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Some dads and sons like basketball.

Some dads and sons like basketball.

Photo: jillwlowry

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Some like baseball.

Some like baseball.

Photo: bendersbaseball

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This father and son prefer golf.

This father and son prefer golf.

Photo: hafalia

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Some dads and and sons go away together.

Some dads and and sons go away together.

Photo: appljax527

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Some dads and sons go to Munich together.

Some dads and sons go to Munich together.

Photo: alcach

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Some dads and sons go camping together.

Some dads and sons go camping together.

Photo: allantayag

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This dad took his son to the Maker Faire.

This dad took his son to the Maker Faire.

Photo: eperusse

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All dads and sons enjoy napping together.

All dads and sons enjoy napping together.

Photo: dreamweaver77

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Some fathers and sons root for the same team.

Some fathers and sons root for the same team.

Photo: kboggs

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Some dads and sons are Yankee fans.

Some dads and sons are Yankee fans.

Photo: etemple

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Some dads and sons are Giants fans.

Some dads and sons are Giants fans.

Photo: huey49

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This dad and his son root for the 49ers.

This dad and his son root for the 49ers.

Photo: bryan_sf

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This father and son are hardcore fans. They camped out at AT&T park.

This father and son are hardcore fans. They camped out at AT&T park.

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Some dads take their sons fishing.

Some dads take their sons fishing.

Photo: ihaveathought

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Some dads take their sons surfing.

Some dads take their sons surfing.

Photo: mdadaos

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These boys took their dad to the baseball game.

These boys took their dad to the baseball game.

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All dads and sons enjoy napping together.

All dads and sons enjoy napping together.

Photo: curiousmama

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Some dads get kisses from their sons.

Some dads get kisses from their sons.

Photo: galactikat

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Some dads get hugs from their sons.

Some dads get hugs from their sons.

Photo: rulenumbertwo

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Some dads get smiles from their sons.

Some dads get smiles from their sons.

Photo: amers1022

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Some dads get giggles from their sons.

Some dads get giggles from their sons.

Photo: country128

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This dad got the bird from his son.

This dad got the bird from his son.

Photo: jdough

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All dads enjoy napping with their sons.

All dads enjoy napping with their sons.

Photo: angeleeeen

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Some dads carry their sons on their backs.

Some dads carry their sons on their backs.

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Other dads carry their sons on their shoulders.

Other dads carry their sons on their shoulders.

Photo: jakeman517

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Some dads carry their sons up front.

Some dads carry their sons up front.

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All dads enjoy napping with their sons.

All dads enjoy napping with their sons.

Photo: badfengshui

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Lots of fathers and sons are Giants fans.

Lots of fathers and sons are Giants fans.

Photo: captainhermit42

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Like this father and son.

Like this father and son.

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And this dad and his sons.

And this dad and his sons.

Photo: jmd3606

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This dad and his kids also root for the giants.

This dad and his kids also root for the giants.

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And this dad and his son.

And this dad and his son.

Photo: fredc

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And this dad and his son.

And this dad and his son.

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All dads enjoy napping with their sons.

All dads enjoy napping with their sons.

Photo: ckaught78

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Some fathers and sons share beautiful smiles.

Some fathers and sons share beautiful smiles.

Photo: davetu

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Like this father and son.

Like this father and son.

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Some fathers and sons have the same hair.

Some fathers and sons have the same hair.

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Some fathers and sons have the same mustaches.

Some fathers and sons have the same mustaches.

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Some fathers and sons have the same mouths.

Some fathers and sons have the same mouths.

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Some fathers and sons have the same eyes.

Some fathers and sons have the same eyes.

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This father and son look exactly alike.

This father and son look exactly alike.

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This father and soon look exactly alike from the backside.

This father and soon look exactly alike from the backside.

Photo: devilboy11067

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All dads enjoy napping with their sons.

All dads enjoy napping with their sons.

Photo: therealmarnie

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Some sons follow in their dad's footsteps.

Some sons follow in their dad's footsteps.

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Some boys want to grow up to be just like their dads.

Some boys want to grow up to be just like their dads.

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This boy did grow up to be just like dad. (cdlcruz)

This boy did grow up to be just like dad. (cdlcruz)

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And this dad got a visit from his son at work.

And this dad got a visit from his son at work.

Photo: djpinsf

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All dads enjoy napping with their sons.

All dads enjoy napping with their sons.

Photo: cvandre

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Some fathers and sons play chess together.

Some fathers and sons play chess together.

Photo: emaulbetsch

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Some fathers and sons shoot hoops together.

Some fathers and sons shoot hoops together.

Photo: appljax5270

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Some dads and sons fly kites together.

Some dads and sons fly kites together.

Photo: debvegas7

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Some dads and sons boat together.

Some dads and sons boat together.

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Some dads and sons watch the rain together.

Some dads and sons watch the rain together.

Photo: amyjeff

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Some dads and sons jump over waves together.

Some dads and sons jump over waves together.

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Some dads and sons play music together.

Some dads and sons play music together.

Photo: tincanbanjo

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All dads enjoy napping with their sons.

All dads enjoy napping with their sons.

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Some dads and sons laugh together.

Some dads and sons laugh together.

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Some dads and sons cry together.

Some dads and sons cry together.

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This father and son like to act goofy together.

This father and son like to act goofy together.

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Some dads and sons blow out candles together.

Some dads and sons blow out candles together.

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Some dads and sons backpack together.

Some dads and sons backpack together.

Photo: nalien

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Some dads and their sons watch movies together.

Some dads and their sons watch movies together.

Photo: jakenmw

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Some dads and sons sit in hot tubs together.

Some dads and sons sit in hot tubs together.

Photo: ballardthedome

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This dad and his son mix cement together.

This dad and his son mix cement together.

Photo: cooperpup

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This father and son broke their wrists together.

This father and son broke their wrists together.

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Some fathers and sons show off their cars.

Some fathers and sons show off their cars.

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While other fathers and sons show off their muscles.

While other fathers and sons show off their muscles.

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All dads enjoy napping with their sons.

All dads enjoy napping with their sons.

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Some fathers and sons have the same red hats.

Some fathers and sons have the same red hats.

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Some fathers and sons have the same red shorts.

Some fathers and sons have the same red shorts.

Photo: greenie

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This father and son have the same red Polska T-shirts.

This father and son have the same red Polska T-shirts.

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This father and son both have dragons on their shirts.

This father and son both have dragons on their shirts.

Photo: ecstaticskeptic

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Some dads push their sons.

Some dads push their sons.

Photo: leannerx

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Some dads carry their sons.

Some dads carry their sons.

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Some dads throw their sons.

Some dads throw their sons.

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Some dads look at their sons.

Some dads look at their sons.

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All dads like to hug their sons.

All dads like to hug their sons.

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All dads love their sons.

All dads love their sons.

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And finally, this entry just came in and we couldn’t resist including it as an added bonus. Is that dad wearing his clothes in the bathtub? Only a father would do this!